Baptist Convention of Sierra Leone

Baptist Convention of Sierra Leone
ClassificationEvangelical Christianity
TheologyBaptist
AssociationsBaptist World Alliance
HeadquartersFreetown, Sierra Leone
Origin1974
Congregations49
Members24,000

The Baptist Convention of Sierra Leone is a Baptist Christian denomination in Sierra Leone. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Freetown.

History[edit]

The Baptist Convention of Sierra Leone has its origins in a Canadian mission of the preacher David George in 1792 and the support of the Jamaica Baptist Union. [1] It is officially founded in 1974. [2] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 49 churches and 24,000 members. [3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 198-199
  2. ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 524
  3. ^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023